November 28 – Where Did I Leave My Keys?

Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, what then has happened that You are going to disclose Yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me. These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” John 14:22-26 

If I could just remember…. How many times have you said that to yourself? As we get older it seems to be a phrase that is heard more often with friends and family, too. There are just so many brain synapse to connect with within our brains—and as we get older there are more memories that need to be accessed. It is truly a comforting thought that the Holy Spirit will teach us and help us remember Jesus words—I’ve experienced that. Somehow the scripture comes to life more if it can be applied to everyday situations—life today. One of our associate pastors was great at memorizing entire Psalms—and it was so beautiful and inspiring to hear him recite those Psalms. I felt like I was doing great just to remember Psalm 1 that I memorized for Confirmation Class when I was in the seventh grade. Of course I also know the 23^rd Psalm—or at least I thought I did. A few years ago I recited it…and discovered that I was leaving out a verse. There are only six verses—so leaving one out is critical. Now I can easily recall those six verses correctly. I challenge myself to say it frequently—and meditate on the meaning of the words as I say it. It has a lot to say—and is so comforting. There are so many promises from God in those six little verses. He provides for us and will never leave us.

A friend of mine is amazing with scripture memory and it is the Holy Spirit that helps her. She encourages many people to “hide God’s word in their hearts.” That is what scripture memorization is all about. I’ve had a difficult time with memorization—although I can remember birthdates and phone numbers from ages ago! Now if I could just remember where I left my keys?! 

Holy Spirit—fill me with Jesus’ words that I would not only remember them, but apply them to my life…and share them with others around me.

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All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).